Immigration hurts unemployed Americans

Protesters gathered for an immigration rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 8.

Now that the shutdown circus in Washington is over, the president wants to address our immigration situation. The Senate passed S744, which not only would increase legal immigration threefold but also would reward illegal immigrants with work visas. The House Republicans want to work on a smaller more manageable piecemeal approach, which would be a better way to handle this.

The CEOs of Facebook, Netflix, Groupon and Yahoo are lobbying for reform and stand to make billions off of an increase in immigration, but what about Americans who are unable to find work? Should we allow big money to decide their bank accounts are more important than the constituents who the politicians are supposed to represent? Sen. Joe Donnelly was against amnesty when he campaigned but voted for S744. Reps. Susan Brooks, Luke Messer, Andre Carson and Todd Young all expressed support for legalizing most of the illegal aliens in our country. But what about their unemployed constituents? It's almost like we don't matter to these politicians.

Greg Serbon

State Director

Indiana Federation for Immigration Reform and Enforcement

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Immigration hurts unemployed Americans

Now that the shutdown circus in Washington is over, the president wants to address our immigration situation. The Senate passed S744, which not only would increase legal immigration threefold but